Children moderately or severely wasted in Central Asia
Central Asia: Children moderately or severely wasted was 195.7 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely wasted in Central Asia, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
In 2024, children moderately or severely wasted in Central Asia stood at 195.7 num th. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely wasted in Central Asia peaked at 408.2 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 195.7 num th, in 2024.
Central Asia ranks 22nd of 28 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 330.59 num th | 292.4 num th | 408.2 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 262.35 num th | 230.5 num th | 289.7 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 210.08 num th | 195.7 num th | 223.2 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia
More environment data for Central Asia
- Temperature change 3.05 Β°C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.724 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 60,266 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 89,684 t (2024)
- Cropland β Area 39,170 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per capita 2.07 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per value of agricultural production 2.91 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area β Area 400,636 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area β Area 393,873 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture β Area 293,868 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely wasted in Central Asia?
- Children moderately or severely wasted in Central Asia was 195.7 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 408.2 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely wasted recorded in Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 195.7 num th in 2024.
- How does Central Asia rank for children moderately or severely wasted?
- Central Asia ranks 22nd out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely wasted rising or falling in Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Asia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely wasted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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